In-Person Behavioral Health

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Summary

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience working in clinical as well as private practice. I have over 1100 hours of direct counseling experience in individual as well as couples and group counseling environments. Prior to becoming a counselor, I have over 20years of experience working in the corporate environment as a semiconductor engineer. Additionally, I have 15 years of active recovery relying upon the 12-step approach, group therapy and individual, one-on-one mentorship.

Counseling Experience

Almost There Counseling Boise, ID June 2023 – Present

Keys Counseling Solutions Boise, ID Oct 2023 – April 2024

Tree City Wellness Boise, ID May 2024 – Present

Almost There Counseling - Licensed Professional Counselor 7/2023 – Present

-Private Practice located in Boise Idaho

oEstablish and maintain clientele list, consisting of individual, couples as well as group counseling – both in-person as well as via telehealth.

oCreation and maintenance of intake paperwork, informed consent documentation as well as generating and maintaining clinical notes/documentation and invoicing.

oEstablished own contracting as Behavioral Health provider with multiple insurance companies.

Keys Counseling Solutions - Licensed Professional Counselor 10/2023 – 4/2024

-Independent Contractor, working as a LPC

oEstablish and maintain clientele list, consisting of individual, couples as well as group counseling – both in-person as well as via telehealth.

oMaintenance of intake paperwork, informed consent documentation as well as generating and maintaining clinical notes/documentation and invoicing.

oCoordinate schedules and clientele within the bounds of the contracted expectations and licensure competencies.

Tree City Wellness - Licensed Professional Counselor 5/2024 – Present

-Independent Contractor, working as a LPC

oEstablish and maintain clientele list, consisting of individual, couples as well as group counseling – both in-person as well as via telehealth.

oMaintenance of intake paperwork, informed consent documentation as well as generating and maintaining clinical notes/documentation and invoicing.

oCoordinate schedules and clientele within the bounds of the contracted expectations and licensure competencies.

Education:

August 1992 - May 1998 Boise State University BS Physics 3.85/4.0

August 1998 - Dec 1999 University of Arizona MS Materials Science 4.00/4.0

Jan 2000 – August 2006 University of Arizona PhD Materials Science 4.00/4.0

Aug 2020 – June 2023 Idaho State University MC CMH Counseling 3.85/4.0

Non-Counseling Related Background

Teaching Experience

Boise State University/University of Arizona Boise, ID/Tucson, AZ September 1996 – June 2012

-Adjunct Physics Instructor

-Designed and instructed labs for calculus based Physics courses.

-Maintained a strong educational environment while simultaneously providing a comfortable and entertaining environment.

-Thin Films Instructor

-Designed and instructed courses explaining theory, implementation and use of Thin-Films in semiconductor manufacturing industry – specifically designed for audience unfamiliar with higher-level mathematic and scientific concepts.

-Graduate Student “Cheap Labor” Adjunct Professor

-Instructed Algebra based Physics and introductory Materials Science courses at Boise State University and University of Arizona as both and Undergraduate and Graduate student.

Designed and instructed courses for first & second year engineering and science students.

-Lead Mathematics and Physics tutor for Boise State University

-Daily tutoring/instruction for all levels of Math and Physics for fifteen+ students at a time

-Provided a secondary approach to Mathematics and Physics instruction, outside class hours

Professional Experience: Creative

Treefort/Comedyfort Boise, ID September 2016 – Present

208 Comedy Fest Boise, ID January 2017 – Present

Director of Operations Comedy Festivals 09/2016 – Present

-Management of multiple projects simultaneously involving international team members

-Delegate venue management and coordinate with venue managers throughout festival

-Design multiple overlapping performance schedules across multiple venues and dates and times

-Master of Ceremonies at all times to ensure 60+ artists/performers are treated with the greatest level of respect and admiration throughout the entire festival

oManage several simultaneous comedy shows, addressing sponsor expectations and venue-specific expectations while simultaneously maintaining continual focus upon the physical and emotional needs of multiple performers and artists.

-Liaison for artist and artist management including flight scheduling, hotel room assignments and detailed contract requirements for dozens of invited features.

-Define the expectations and manage volunteers and activities coordinators to ensure full coverage of all necessary items

-Direct marketing, advertising and social media communications for all shows and performances

-Coordinate with local businesses and individual sponsors to ensure all expectations are met

-Maintain ongoing tracking of ticket and festival pass sales

-Direct interface for customer input, positive and negative

-Provide live as well as pre-recorded radio and TV appearances to increase awareness of festival activities

-Ensure non-profit partners receive full advertisements as well as compensation of donations on behalf of the festival

Professional Experience: Analytical

Aptina Imaging / ON Semiconductor Boise, ID August 2010 – Present

Micron Technology INC. Boise, ID June 2001 – October 2008

Senior Level Engineer (Aptina Imaging/ON) 8/2010 – Present

-Manage process integration of multiple CMOS imager part types seamlessly within existing manufacturing line.

-Devices used for digital image capturing camera-phones, automotive, surveillance, gaming, etc.

-Management of multiple projects simultaneously involving international team members from engineering, marketing, supply chain, test development and R&D groups.

-Establish benchmarks and timelines to ensure each project meets customer requirements while fitting manufacturing limitations and needs.

-Drive actions to ensure efficient adherence to timelines

-Consistent reporting of project progress and rational reevaluation of project expectations when needed.

-Efficient summary of results and impact of project implementation in order that permanent documentation provides lessons learned and direction for future projects.

-Communicate project status and results up and down the supply chain and management chains using clear, straightforward language and presentations.

-Ensure production quality while maintaining an agile response to customer and manufacturing needs.

-Manage conversions in a high volume manufacturing production line.

-Coordinate customer requirements between design and manufacturing

-Work directly with overseas foundry engineering as well as marketing and product engineering teams to ensure consistent and reliable product.

-Direct and Implement quality improvement projects to ensure continual development of process on new and existing CMOS imager parts.

-Continuous monitoring of process performance, consistency and reliability

-Qualification and development of multiple CMOS imager part types.

-Travel to overseas foundry locations for on-site interface with manufacturing engineering to maintain strong communication and an atmosphere of collaboration.

Process Lead Micron Fab1 CVD Group 3/2006 – 1/2008

-Direct supervisor over eight Process Engineers with varying degrees of professional experience whose responsibilities included maintaining process reliability over ten separate thin-film CVD platforms

-Drive projects and establish goals and benchmarks designed to develop the skills of all engineers under my direct supervision.

-10,000 units per work week spanning 300 separate manufacturing machines with 1,000+ separate processing conditions.

-Managed multiple projects simultaneously across all manufacturing, engineering, marketing and R&D departments

-Establish benchmarks and timelines that ensure project meets customer requirements while fitting manufacturing constraints.

-Member of multiple-engineer international product transfer team tasked with efficient incorporation of best-in-class performance from Singapore to Fab1, Micron.

-Served as a mentor for all eight engineers under my supervision

Senior Level Process Engineer (Micron Tech) 6/2001 – 10/2008

-Module Owner conductive thin-film layers Fab1 Micron

-Daily monitoring of all workstation related metrics – drive tactical prioritization to incorporate immediate area needs within strategic framework of customer requirements.

-Continuously identify areas for improved performance and operational efficiency

-Drive projects to target improvements, integrating team members from all impacted areas

-Establish benchmarks and timelines for completion; provide consistent and concise updates to all affected parties.

-Maintain logical and up-to-date “lessons learned” diagnostics as well as “best-in-class” summaries for all projects and improvement efforts.

-Proficient at multitasking

-Proactive approach to areas of responsibility

-Identify potential issues before they become potential problems

-Adept at focusing upon long-term strategic objectives while adapting to immediate, tactical needs

-Mentor for less experienced engineers

-Provide guidance in identifying, developing and implementing effective work station as well as process improvement projects that improve customer satisfaction.

-Design and teach classes/presentations detailing the intricacies of integrating processes into Semiconductor line as well as expectations for success in a fast-paced work environment.

-Excellent interdepartmental project management

-Facilitate daily manufacturing meetings to coordinate efforts from multiple teams driving towards improved product reliability and manufacturing efficiency.

On-Shift Process Engineer 6/2001 – 1/2002

-Individual contributor focused upon immediate response to tactical issues

-Accurate communication of ongoing issues to affected team members.

-Establish statistical process control conditions and associated reaction mechanisms to ensure consistency of manufacturing performance.

-Coordinating experiments around customer requirements.

Publications:

D. E. Haas, and D. P. Birnie, III, “Non-Destructive Measurement of Striation Defect Spacing Using Laser Diffraction”, J. Materials Research., 16, 3355-3360 (2001).

D.E. Haas, D.P. Birnie, III, M.J. Zecchino & J.T.Figueroa. “The effect of radial position and spin speed on striation spacing in spin on glass coatings,” J. Mat. Sci. Letters, 20 1763-6 (2001).

D.E. Haas, D.P. Birnie, III. “Real-Time Monitoring of Striation Development during Spin-On-Glass Deposition,” Sol Gel Commercialization and Applications,ACeRS 133-8 (2000).

D.E. Haas, J.N. Quijada, S.J. Picone & D.P. Birnie, III. “Effect of Solvent Evaporation Rate on “Skin” Formation During Spin Coating of Complex Solutions,” Sol-Gel Optics V., edited by B.S.Dunn, E.J.A.Pope,H.K. Schmidt and M. Yamane, Proc. SPIE, 3943 280-4 (2000).

C. B. Hanna, Dylan Haas, J. C. Díaz-Vélez, “Double-Layer Systems at Zero Magnetic Field”, Phys. Rev. B 61, (20) 13882 (2000)

MS Thesis: “Thermocapillary and Buoyancy Driven Instabilities Inherent to the Spin-Coating Process”, December 1999.

PhD Dissertation: “Predicting the Uniformity of Two-Component, Spin-Deposited Films”, August 2006.

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